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The Merthyr Rising, also referred to as the Merthyr Riots, [1] [2] of 1831 was the violent climax to many years of simmering unrest among the large working class population of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and the surrounding area. The Rising marked the first time the red flag was used a symbol of working class rebellion in the United Kingdom. [3] [4]
Richard Lewis (1807/8 – 13 August 1831), known as Dic Penderyn, was a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil and was involved with the Merthyr Rising of 3 June 1831. In the course of the riot he was arrested alongside Lewis Lewis , one of the primary figures in the uprising, and charged with stabbing a soldier with a bayonet .
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In 2022, it had an estimated population of 58,883, [2] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan and takes its name from the town with the ...
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Gabriel Alejandro Guevara Mourreau was born and raised in Madrid, Spain, by his mother, Marléne Mourreau, a French vedette, model, actress and television presenter, and his father, Michel Guevara, a Cuban dancer. [2]
In the 1990s the league operated with three senior divisions, and a second tier division operated up until the 2016–17 season. Following on from this the league suffered from a lack of clubs, with only seven clubs completing the 2018–19 season, and ten, including two reserve sides making up the league for the 2019–20 season.
Merthyr Saints remained in Welsh League Division Two for ten successive seasons with the highest finishing place of fifth in 2003/04. Merthyr Saints were relegated to Division Three at the end of the 2006–07 and in season 2008-09 were again relegated and back in the South Wales Amateur League for the following season.
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